Leg construction for water coolers



Dec. 31, 1929. 1L-,STEIN ET AL 1,741,961

LEG CONSTRUCTION FOR WATER COOLERS 4 Filed Ded. 24, 1925 `Patented Dec. 31, 1929 ifi-ics MORRIS STEIN AND ABRAHAM S. LEVIN, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA LEG CONSTRUCTION Application filed December @ur invention relates to a new and useful construction in water coolers and the like, and it relates more particularly to a novel leg construction in water coolers, whereby L l 1 the body portion of the cooler is supported by a. series of braclrets carried by upright legs at the corners of the body, and whereby a resilient or yielding attachment is also secured between the body of such cooler and `said legs, thereby facilitating the 4mounting and aligning of such legs with respect to the body and thereby greatly reducing the labor and cost of construction of such coolers.

Viith the above ends in view, our invenr tion consists of a novel leg construction including upright legs of angle material, and a pair of brackets secured to such legs on the inner surface of the two right angled flanges thereof; said braclrets having an inclined free portion intermediate ofthe vertical web and horizontal supporting flange portions thereof, which are secured to the legs and the body of the cooler' respectively.

F or the purpose of illustrating` our invention, we have shown in the accompanying drawings forrns thereof which are at present preferred by us, since they will give in practice satisfactory and reliable results, although it is to be understood that the various instrunientalities of which our invention consists can be variously arranged and organized and that our invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization of these instruinentalities as herein shown and described.

Referring to the drawings Figure l represents a perspective view of a water cooler embodying my invention.

Figure 2 represents a front elevation of a portion of one of the legs of said cooler on an enlarged scale showing my novel leg and bracket construction.

Figure 3 represents a rear elevation of the same.

Figure l represents a plan view of the saine.

Figure 5 is a perspective showing of the leg bracket.

Referring to the drawings, in which like reference characters indicate like parts, l des-v FOR WATER COOLERS e4, 1925. serial No.- 77,482.

ignates thebody of a water cooler or the like, of the usual construction, provided with the legs 2 at each of its corners, extending substantially to the top of .said body, and bering fori'ned ofangle iron. 3 and l designate the two right angled flanges respectively of ,the angle iron of each of the legs 2, which embrace the corners of the body of the y Vcooler l.

To the inner surface of each of the flanges 'C3 and d of eachof the legs 2, there is secured a vbracket 5, comprising a vertical brace or .web member 6,`whi`ch is riveted or welded to the respective flailg@ of the leg, the horizon- `tal supporting flange 8, adapted to carry the body of the cooler, and the inclined free web V9 4internfrediate yof and interconnecting the vertical web 6 andthe horizontal flange 8.,

As will be seen from the figures in the drawings, each legl 2 carries a pair of brackets 5, attached to the respective flanges thereof in a manner shown particularly in Figures 2, 3 and l5 said brackets having the contiguous edges ef horizontal flanges 8 and inclined webslthereof suitably niitred, as at l0.

By our novll construction, there is iinparted to the horizontal supporting flanges 8, a certain ain-cunt of resiliency with respect to the vertical webs 6, which latter are secured rigidly to the legs, through the free and inclined web portions 9. Due to this resiliency, the manufacture of the coolers, and in particular, the mounting and aligning of the legs is greatly facilitated and the cost of such operation is greatly reduced, since each of the flanges 8 of the brackets 5 is capable of yielding to a certain ainount of adjustment which is necessary to align the legs on the body portion l of the cooler. Thus the cost of the complete cooler is thereby reduced. ln order to secure the body of the cooler to the respective supporting flanges S of the brackets, we may further provide suitable openings 1l for the reception of bolts, rivets or other fastening ineans. lt will now be apparent that we have devised a novel and useful construction of legs for water coolers which embodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the wv i i i above description, and While we have, in the present instance, shown and described preferred embodiments thereof which will give in practice satisfactory and reliable results, it is to be understood that such embodiments are susceptible of modification in various particulars Without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

.Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure-by Letters Patent is 1. In a Water cooler of the character stated, a body portion, legs carried at the corners thereof, comprising a pair of right angled flanges, a pair of supporting brackets carried by each orn said legs, each comprising a vertical web secured to the respective flange of the leg, horizontal flange adapted to support the body of the cooler and a free inclined web intermediate said vertical Web Y and said horizontal supporting flange adapted to impart resiliency to the latter, said horizontal flanges being mitred at their juxtaposed contiguous edges.

2. In a water cooler oit the character stated, a body portion, legs carried at the corners thereof, comprising a pair of right angled flanges, a pair of supporting brackets carried by each of said legs, each comprising a vertical web secured to the `respective flange ot the leg, a horizontal flange adapted to support the body etl the cooler and a free in-` clined web intermediate said vertical web and said horizontal supporting flange adapted to impart resiliency to the latter; the horizontal flanges and inclined webs of the adjacent brackets on each leg being mitred along their contacting edges.

MORRIS STEIN. ABRAHAM S. LEVIN. 

